Type of
asexual reproduction in plants that relies not on spores, but on multicellular structures formed by the parent plant. Some of the main types are
stolons and runners, gemmae,
bulbils, sucker shoots produced from roots (such as in the creeping thistle
Cirsium arvense),
tubers,
bulbs,
corms, and
rhizomes. Vegetative reproduction has long been exploited in horticulture and agriculture, with various methods employed to multiply stocks of plants.
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